Let's Keep This Weird Arnett Moultrie Streak Going in Atlanta

Let's Keep This Weird Arnett Moultrie Streak Going in Atlanta

The Sixers don't have a whole lot to play for tonight as they visit the
Hawks in Atlanta—no playoffs to contend for, no natural rivalry, even
the usual motivation of wanting to stick it to Lou Williams isn't really
there, since Sweet Lou's out for the season with a torn ACL. I never
like losing to the Hawks, so I do hope they win the game, but we are in
the midst of a race to the bottom of the standings, so perhaps getting
the W shouldn't be the first priority for the Sixers here.

Rather,
I propose the Sixers spend the entire game trying to keep Arnett
Moultrie's consecutive field goal streak—12 in a row across four games,
and counting—going for as long as possible. Play him 25-30 minutes, put
him in lots of pick-and-rolls, let him leak out early on defense so
hopefully one of our guys can find him for an easy bunny at the other
end—and whatever we do, don't give him the ball outside of five feet
from the basket. Hey, gotta remain motivated somehow, and keeping this
weird-ass streak going seems as good a motivator as any. Let's see if we
can get him to 15-15, maybe even 20-20.

7:30 tip from Philips.
Hey Josh Smith, feel like joining us next season for like $12 mil a
year? You still have our number from five years ago, right?

Matt Rhule's first Baylor hires include 4 Temple assistants

Matt Rhule's first Baylor hires include 4 Temple assistants

WACO, Texas -- New Baylor coach Matt Rhule has made some immediate Texas connections by hiring the president of the state's high school coaches who is a former Bears receiver.

Rhule announced his first five hires with the Bears on Friday, three days after being named Baylor's coach. They include four members from his staff at Temple and David Wetzel, the head coach and athletic director the past 13 seasons at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio.

Sean Padden will serve as Baylor's director of football operations, similar to his role at Temple the past four years.

Rhule didn't immediately announce the titles and job duties for Wetzel, Francis Brown, Mike Siravo and Evan Cooper. There was also no indication of when the rest of his staff would be completed.

Brown and Siravo were defensive assistants at Temple, and Cooper was director of player personnel for the Owls.

Wetzel, who has coached in the state high school ranks for 25 years, was serving as president of the Texas High School Football Coaches Association. He lettered at Baylor in 1990 and 1991 while playing for Grant Teaff, and also earned a master's degree from the school in 1994. Before Reagan, he was head coach at schools in Killeen and Austin.

Wetzel told the Waco Tribune-Herald that he expects to play a major role in recruiting, but didn't know yet if he'd be coaching offense or defense.

"Given the opportunity, it's really a unique deal," Wetzel told the newspaper. "I feel like it's God's timing for me to be in the right place at the right time."

When Rhule was introduced Wednesday in Waco, he said he had already received about 480 text messages, many from coaches. He also didn't rule out the possibility of some of the current Baylor assistants staying, but said he hadn't had a chance to meet with them. Those assistants were retained from former coach Art Briles' staff with Jim Grobe as acting head coach this season.

NoteBaylor announced Friday that Jalen Pitre, a defensive back from Stafford, Texas, signed a financial aid agreement that will allow him to enroll for the spring 2017 semester after graduating from high school early. Before Rhule was hired, Pitre was the only player verbally committed for Baylor's recruiting class in February. He had 83 tackles, six interceptions and four forced fumbles as a senior.

Dorial Green-Beckham didn't support any charity with his cleats last Sunday.

In reality, he was funding the NFL.

The Eagles' receiver was fined $6,076 by the NFL for wearing Yeezy cleats (Kanye West's shoes), which had no affiliation to a charitable organization or cause, CSNPhilly.com has confirmed. Players around the NFL last weekend wore decorative spikes supporting a charity or cause they felt passionately about as part of the league's My Cleats, My Cause promotion. Green-Beckham was fined because his cleats were unapproved by the league; earlier this season Houston receiver DeAndre Hopkins was fined for wearing Yeezy cleats.